Editorial column: For the last mile of the I race tried to figure out why I ran, other than to claim to be a runner like people already believe. I got into lacing up my shoes after a successful knee surgery (OK, three) that relieved five years of chronic knee issues.
NU cross country and track & field coach Hart retires
Northeastern University Athletic Director Peter Roby announced last week that cross country and champion track and field head coach Sherman Hart has retired, ending a 24-year coaching career with the university. The men’s and women’s track and field teams won 28 conference championships under Hart.
Meandering Moo: Facebook faux pas
Editorial column: Facebook said on Monday that it is looking into ways to allow the under-13 crowd onto its site without having to lie about their birthday. I saw this on Twitter and was instantly appalled.
CAA structure shaken up after ODU, VCU announce plans to leave conference
Two Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) universities and Northeastern rivals – Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and Old Dominion University (ODU) – announced plans to pull out of the CAA for more competitive conferences.
Meandering Moo: Graduation – We’ll get our turn
Editorial column: I watched my two childhood best friends graduate from college without me doing the same. For the first time in our lives we are in completely different places, and I don’t mean physically.
Meandering Moo: Idiots abroad
Editorial column: If you’ve been abroad, how long did it take a waiter or shop owner to switch from French, German or Spanish to English just based on your accent – or worse, your appearance?